February 23, 2010
Richard Stevens:
Becoming one of my favorite winter hiking trails, I returned to 88th Avenue and the South Platte River. There just are not many birds around other Denver this winter.
The Long-tailed Ducks were back on the northern West Gravel Lake. The pair of Barrow's Goldeneyes was on the Platte River near the green/white tower.
A Northern Shrike was found as I walked up the bike trail along Clear Creek from the S. Platte River to York Street. In the past, sparrows wintered in the thickets along Clear Creek. Unfortunately, most of the thickets have been "cleaned out" by the City.
Quite a few gulls stood on the ice at the southeast corner of Tani Reservoir. Most were Ring-billed Gulls accompanied by two Herring Gulls.
I passed Lakecrest and the other lakes around Chambers to Tower Roads, north of 42nd avenue. The Ross's Goose first photographed on 1/31 was feeding with two Canada Geese on the grassy hillside east of Wendys and just west of the Lakecrest property. The open water is at the eastern end of the Lakecrest lake. That is where I would suspect the Ross's Goose spends the night and mid days.
Nothing uncommon was found on a drive around the DIA Owl loop. A Short-eared Owl was south of 112th and Trussville in the middle of last week.
Richard Stevens:
Becoming one of my favorite winter hiking trails, I returned to 88th Avenue and the South Platte River. There just are not many birds around other Denver this winter.
The Long-tailed Ducks were back on the northern West Gravel Lake. The pair of Barrow's Goldeneyes was on the Platte River near the green/white tower.
A Northern Shrike was found as I walked up the bike trail along Clear Creek from the S. Platte River to York Street. In the past, sparrows wintered in the thickets along Clear Creek. Unfortunately, most of the thickets have been "cleaned out" by the City.
Quite a few gulls stood on the ice at the southeast corner of Tani Reservoir. Most were Ring-billed Gulls accompanied by two Herring Gulls.
I passed Lakecrest and the other lakes around Chambers to Tower Roads, north of 42nd avenue. The Ross's Goose first photographed on 1/31 was feeding with two Canada Geese on the grassy hillside east of Wendys and just west of the Lakecrest property. The open water is at the eastern end of the Lakecrest lake. That is where I would suspect the Ross's Goose spends the night and mid days.
Nothing uncommon was found on a drive around the DIA Owl loop. A Short-eared Owl was south of 112th and Trussville in the middle of last week.
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